Cotton tramper or packer



Nov. 1923.

J. F. BAILEY,

COTTON TRAMPER OR P ACKER Filed Ma 13 2 Sheets-Sheet v1 Nov. 6 1923.

J. F. BAILEY COTTON TRAMPER QR PACKER Filed May 13 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Bal'ly Patented Nov. 6,1923;

v AM-usrfBAI EY,oE-ooLUnimA, souT-HoaRoL-iiva i To. l w Bit z/roa r f Be it 'known that I, JaMnsF. Barney,- a citizen of ;the United-States, residing at Columbia. in 'thefco'unty of Richland and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a jCOttOIl Tramper or Packer; I do hereby declarefthefollowingto be a full, clear,"and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which apperta-ins to make'and-use the same. r 1 The invention relates to tramping or pack- 7 mg machinery for compressing loose'ina space and easy handling.- a

The! invention relates more particularly .terial into compact formjfor economizing to the driving mechanism for the plunger for equalizing the stresses and strains and" providing-for acomparatively long stroke.

and a relatively small driver,

Other objects and "advantages will be apparent and suggest themselves as the nature of the'invention-is understood.

While the dralwings illustrate an embodiment of the invention itvis to be understood that in adapting the same to meet different conditions and requirements, various changes in the form, proportion and minor details ofconstruct-ion may be resorted towithout departing from the nature of the invention. Referring to theaccompanying drawings forming a part of the specification,

Figure 1 is aside view of a machine illustrative of the invention. 1 i

Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof; Figure 3 is a detail longitudinal section on the line m-x of FigureQ. 1

Figure iis a transverse section on the line y-y'of Figure 2. I I

Corresponding and like parts are referred.

toin the following description and designated in the several views of the drawings b-y-like reference characters; I s a 4 The frame work forsupporting the'opere ating part may beef any eonstructionand arrangement 7 depending largely upon tlhe" shown the frame'v work embodies uprights design and nature .offlthe ;machine.-

or posts15icross bars {2 and longitudinal bars .3 supported upon fthe cross barsf2;

Cross 'piecesfe aregjsupported upon {c'o r1e-. spending end portions of the longitudinal.

bars 3. 'rrshortlongitudinalbar 5;is' supf-' ported upon the cross piecese at "an inter mediate point and receives a stub shaft I oorrron frn-AMrEE-oia meme.

;. Appl icationfifiled may 13,1521; fseri ii no. assis s. .L;

a?ans"?ashes; e ds proje t ,a aa" opposi te' sides. {of the bar '5 j. and receive gear wheels. 7 loose thereon.

t-udinal [shaft 8 is mounted. in cross pieces- 9 sup-ported upon the bars 3. opposite I the end portionj'supporting the cross pieces 4." A pinion 10 fast tothe inner end "of the '1 longitudinal" shaftS is disposed between. the gearfwh'eels v7 and is in'meshing engagement therewith. It will thus be underdriven. whenfthe' machine is in operation.

stood that the. gear wheels 7 are reversely The style of teethbetween the elements 7 and i .10 is immaterial and may be of any prefen-ed construction;

is geared atits inner of the longitudinal'shaft 8 and transmits] motion thereto. As shown a beveled gear.

A transverse shaft 11 ,12 s'ecured to the outere'nd of the shaftBQ is in mesh with. a. bevel pinion 13,fast to;

the transverse shaft 11. The pulley 14 being tight whereas the pulley. 15 is loose. l vdrive belt 16 cooperates wit-lithe pulleys 14 and 15 and is adapted-to receive power;

3; rod 17; disfrom any suitable source. posed transverselyof the .machine has. one end in engagementwith they drive belt 16. An operating lever 18 is connected provides :convenient means :for operating the rod 17 ;to shift the drive belt-16 from .one pulley to the other as may be required.

end to the oilterend" theinner end of the shaft 11. Pulleys 14 I j and 15 are mounted upon the outer endof with the opposite end of the rod 17 and 'i The plunger 19 is {mounted to receive a-reciprocating -movement and 1s retalned mJplace and guided 111 its movement 'byaa longitudinal bars 3.

rotation ofthe gear wheels Ttowhich the uppergends of-"the pitman22ers connected.- I i Said arrangement results in anlequa-liz ation of the load upon thepowerJtransm ttingmeans. f'Moreover the pitman may be 1 con, g

nected to the gear wheels 7 beyond their gearing with the result that provision is had for an increased length of stroke of the plunger 19; As shown the pitnien 22 are connected to projections 23 of the gear wheels 7. These projections 23 may "forfn a part of the gear wheels or may he applied thereto in any preferred way. It may be stated) that the gear wheels 7 constitute drivers and maybe of any construction and have the pitmen 22 connected thereon in any way and at any distance from their axes.

, Having thus described the invention, what I claim is In a machine of the character specified,

a supporting member, a stub axle mounted 7 upon said member and having its ends projecting beyond opposite sides thereof, drivers I loosely mounted upon the projecting ends of the stub axle, a plunger, pitlnen exterior.

Witnesses:

' JAMES L. REID,

H. D'REID.

JAMES F. BAILEY. 

